Today’s #MondayBlues spotlights Norman Wilson (1902-85), an innovator of production and design at Wedgwood from 1927 to his retirement in 1963. This bowl features a mottled matte tan glaze to the exterior and a vibrant white and blue glaze known as 'thawed snow' inside.

Since you all enjoyed last week’s #TeapotTuesday post, we’ve had another dig in our archive for teapot patterns and shapes. Our favourite is this ‘Snake’ earthenware teapot with an ivory glaze and orange finish. Also note the peculiar addition of an acorn finial on the lid!

🚨 New display alert! 🚨 The team have recently updated the ‘Unpacking the V&A Wedgwood Collection’ display in our atrium. 'People, Portraits, Personalities' shares new research on how portraits were used by Wedgwood over the centuries. On display until November 2024.

A reminder that we’re hosting an ‘Unpacking Wedgwood’ event tomorrow which provides an exclusive opportunity to view recently unpacked objects from the V&A Wedgwood Collection store. This session will look at 'Wearable Wedgwood'. Book here: worldofwedgwood.com/content/unpack…

This week’s #FridayFinds highlights an abundance of Alpine Pink objects recently unpacked. Alpine Pink, pioneered by Norman Wilson, was a coloured bone china body which entered production in 1936 and was featured at the Grafton Galleries Exhibition in London.

This Friday marks the #Paris2024 Olympic opening ceremony! To celebrate, we are showcasing some recently unpacked memorabilia from the London 2012 Olympics. The collection includes various Union Jack designs, a '2 Years to Go' mug, and a mug depicting Ancient Greek athletes.

It may be the height of summer, but the #mondayblues are always present. Let’s fix that with this Wedgwood tobacco jar and presser, made at Etruria in 1887. It is composed of a ‘Lavender’ coloured body, introduced by Wedgwood in 1858, and decorated with inlaid bands.

We’ve got more fun and free family craft activities this week at the V&A Wedgwood Collection! Visit on Wednesday between 10am-2pm where we’ll be making 'Wedgwood Whimsies' (little Wedgwood puppets!).

Unpacked for #FridayFinds this week is Wedgwood's 'husk' pattern. In 1768, keen to expand into the Russian market, Wedgwood sent samples to Empress Catherine II of Russia. His plan was successful, leading to a commission for a the 'Husk' dinner service for the Empress.

Don’t miss this week’s Wedgwood Wednesday session! Join us in the V&A Wedgwood Collection Welcome Space from 10am-2pm for 'Wedgwood Waistcoats’ - a free craft activity where you’ll get to design and create your own Georgian-inspired waistcoat.

For #TeapotTuesday, here’s a 'Black Anthemium' earthenware teapot from the 1930s. It has a milky green ‘celadon’ body with an ornamental transfer-printed design known as ‘anthemium’. There is a print on the base of the teapot which notes it as a trial.

#FridayFinds this week highlights our recently unpacked 18th and 19th century pottery tools that reveal the ceramics crafting process. Among the recently unpacked items are various tools such as ribs, stamps and moulds, some bear inscriptions of names, dates and specific uses.

This week’s #TeapotTuesday takes a strange turn with this design for an 19th century earthenware teapot with two handles and two spouts. We’re struggling to see why you’d want a two spout teapot, but let us know if you disagree!

This week's #FridayFinds spotlights a series of 20th-century jugs we've recently unpacked. These are all 'Etruscan' shape jugs and exemplify the mass production of wares at the end of the century, while also showcasing the bold use of dramatic colours in traditional designs.

Looking for something to do this week? Join us in the V&A Wedgwood Collection Welcome Space this Wednesday from 10am-2pm for a free craft activity - fun for all the family!

It's a quirky #TeapotTuesday this week, featuring this blue jasperware teapot moulded in the shape of a cabbage from around 1784. This unusual shape utilises playful fruit and vegetable forms, possibly influenced by rococo-style wares from the mid-18th century.

This Friday, join us at the V&A Wedgwood Collection for a Museum Late as Culture& launches ‘Time, Space and Empire’, a programme of vibrant free events and activities exploring Staffordshire's colonial connections. To book visit: brnw.ch/21wLYjW

We’ve got more fun and free family craft activities this week at the V&A Wedgwood Collection! Visit on Wednesday between 10am-2pm where we’ll be making crafty animal masks!

Since 1759, Wedgwood has manufactured wares that are renowned for precision and exactness. These attributes are best highlighted by the 'Imperial Queen's Ware' range produced by the company between 1865 - 1885. Each piece was delicately pierced and ornamented.

This week's #FridayFinds features four Queen’s ware ‘Barlaston’ plates with floral designs. The Barlaston shape tableware, designed in 1953 by Norman Wilson, was known for its coloured borders paired with a cream background, onto which floral decorations were applied. .